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		<title>Facebook for Learning?</title>
		<link>http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2011/09/23/facebook-for-learning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just read an interesting article about a new Facebook app that transforms the social-networking site into a study group. Students answer &#8220;What are you working on&#8221; and the Facebook tool finds others working on the same thing. You can read more about it here. I think we can be sure that social networks are not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asking Good Questions</title>
		<link>http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2011/06/07/asking-good-questions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In these days of high-stakes achievement testing, it is all too common for schools to focus on the &#8220;basics&#8221; of knowledge &#8211; the &#8220;who/what/when/where&#8221; in place of the harder-to-evaluate &#8220;how&#8221; and &#8220;why.&#8221; Asking higher level questions leads to higher level thinking. As parents, we can transcend the &#8220;lowest common denominator&#8221; standards and focus on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>They Might Be Giants, But They&#8217;re Actually Teaching Little Ones&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 20:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m dating myself by saying this, but when I think of the band They Might Be Giants I think of the songs Particle Man and Birdhouse in Your Soul. These days, teachers everywhere are using videos by this offbeat band to teach their kids about science. The song below, called Roy G. Biv, teaches about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Use a Story Board with Your Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2011/05/07/story-board-ideas-with-your-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 22:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It can be helpful to tactile learners to view writing as a process of constructing. A story board is a good way for the tactile learner to approach writing. A story board is a moveable idea board. It can be: the surface of a desk and a packet of sticky notes; a cork board, some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;We can be anything we want to be because no one has told us yet that we can&#8217;t.&#8221; (excerpt)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 02:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a beautiful video from ASCD&#8217;s Whole Child Education. I encourage parents to check out their online resources. There are some great podcasts that are available free of charge available on their site as well.]]></description>
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		<title>US History Lessons in the Age of New Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Engaging the student, utilizing knowledge of various senses, taking advantage of free online tools, my son&#8217;s fourth grade social studies teacher did all these things when she showed the kids the following in class today:]]></description>
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		<title>Word Processing and Formatting for Youngsters?</title>
		<link>http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2009/12/03/word-processing-and-formatting-for-youngsters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was talking with a parent of a fifth grader who is attending our local &#8220;gifted zone center&#8221; program. Her daughter was assigned a paper that needed to be two pages, double spaced. Her daughter does not type well, so this assignment was taking a while. At one juncture, the parent noticed that her daughter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resource for Educators (including Home Educators!)</title>
		<link>http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2009/08/14/resource-for-educators-including-home-educators/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Better Lesson is a social networking site for teachers and other educators &#8211; including home educators &#8211;  to share curriculum material. In fact, an educator can upload and share a full 180 days worth of lessons. Check it out, and avoid re-inventing the wheel! This site looks great and seems to have great potential. DISCLAIMER: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Listing of Great Books!</title>
		<link>http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2009/07/20/great-listing-of-great-books/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This list from an article in the July 2009 ASCD Educational Leadership magazine includes books by age level that are good for teaching social responsibility. If anyone has used any of these or done any specific activities with their kids to encourage social responsibility, I&#8217;d love to hear about it! - Heather]]></description>
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		<title>I Can&#8217;t Wait to Check out These Resources</title>
		<link>http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2009/06/19/i-cant-wait-to-check-out-these-resources/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PBS has done it again! A new site, called PBS Teachers, has activities, resources, webinars, discussions, etc. etc. etc. for teachers (and parents who teach!) of kids from pre-K to grade 12! Check it out and enjoy! - Heather]]></description>
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